Ventilator deflector



United States Patent 6 VENTILATOR DEFLECTOR Marcus-Slobins, Levittown, Pa. Application. ctober26, 1954, .SerialTNo. 464,829

3 Claims. (Cl: 126-498) This'invention relatesto ventilator openingsin walls.

and particularly to deflectors ,for vaporsor gases issuing from such'openings.

In certain types of ranges, for example, horizontal ventilator slots are provided in the Wall'S'Of oven .doors topermit the escape of vapors or gases from the oven. Such ranges are provided with horizontally projecting. operating handles above-the ventilator slots and the vapors issuing from the slots tend to rise and coat or-discolor the handles with;- the substances of the material being cooked or proc essedsin; the oven, thereby necessitating thefrequentcleaning of such handles. Besides, such-handles have uneven surfaces due to ornamentation and lettering stamped on them. These handles become heated from the vapors or gases issuingfrom the.slo.ts,.Which'accelerates deterioration through the. handles .of the. regulatingmechanism.

This condition suggested the need of a deflector over the ventilator slots which will enclose not only the upper edges but also the ends of the slots. However, if such a deflector is built integrally into the wall of the door great difliculty is encountered in cleaning the edges of the slots inclosed by the deflector. In appliances such as the stove illustrated, it is advisable to limit the number and location of projecting members for safety reasons. A person or child brushing past a protruding portion of the stove could be injured. It is thus best to have a removable deflector which can be readily slipped into place when needed, and as readily removed when not required.

Therefore, one of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a deflector for ventilator slots in a wall which can be detachably secured to the wall, so that it can easily be removed for cleaning the edges of the slots, as well as the deflector.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and inexpensive spring urged means for easily and quickly securing a deflector to a wall inclosing ventilator slots by pressing the deflector against the wall, and permitting the spring urged means automatically to fix the deflector in position against the wall.

Other objects and advantages of my improved deflector will be apparent from the following specification and reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which Fig. l is a perspective view of the top portion of an electric range with one embodiment of my improved ventilator deflector applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the range shown in Fig. 1, showing the ventilator slots therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the deflector shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, in side elevation, showing the ventilator slots and the deflector; and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals designate like parts or elements in the several views, is an electric range having operating handles 12 and tray knobs 13 which project outwardly from the wall of the range. The range is provided with an oven having a door 14,

therefor,.in.which are ventilating-slots: 16 to permit the escapeof vapors'ongases fromthe oven.

A..deflectorv 18 comprisingra roof portion 20 andzdependingwing portions v 22-.is. designedto fit closely; againstr the-oiuten wall of .the door. 14, andisprovided with spring.

urgedmeans forattaching-the deflector tosaid-door; Such means includes elongatedguidememberssz4 securedtothe. inner walls of .wing portions 20 -by.means of rivets :26,

or other suitable: means, saidlmembers extending trans.- verselyacrosszthe inner surfacesofithe. wing portions. and

terminating rearwardly in inwardly offset portions 28 .connected by short lateral portions 30. extending longitudinallyof the slots 16. The short portions.30- areprovided with oblong openings 32.through which project springfingers 34 connected to the .front. rivet 26 and held thereon bywashers 27 The openings 32 :are of. suflicient length .lon-

gitudinallyof the slots 16 to permit limited-free movement therein of thefingersv 34 in alongitudinaldirection butare' not wide enough to permit substantial vertical movement ofithefingersx. The portions36-oflthe fingers-34 which engage theend edges 38 ofthe slots 16are relativelydivergent, so that vwhenin contact with'the end-edges 40 0f the slots .they are. under. spring urged wedge-like engagement which. effectively prevents the deflector from moving awayfrom-the. wall ofthe door.14. The innerendpon tions 42. ofthe fingers are relativelyconvergent to facili-. tatertheinsertionof'thefingers through. the lower of the slots16. The ofls et end portions..28 ofthe guide members Zlare. substantially.- perpendicularto the slots 16 and parallelwiththe body portions of. the guidetmembers at-.

tached-to thawing-portions 22; The end portions'28 are slots and press the deflector horizontally toward the door 14 until it comes to a stop. It can be removed by merely grasping the wing portions 22 and pulling the deflector outwardly. The slots and the deflector may then be cleaned and the deflector replaced as above described. It will be seen that in connection with the range illustrated in Fig. l the deflector will conduct all vapors and the like outwardly beyond the ends of such objects to be protected as end operating handles 12 and tray handle or knob 13 before such vapors can rise. The deflector aids in keeping the handles clean, and cool so that the hands or fingers of the user will not be burned in operating the handles, besides prevents sediment from fumes from collecting back of the handles.

Although my improved deflector has been illustrated and described in connection with a range it can be applied to any type of wall having therein a ventilating slot in which objectionable rising vapors issuing therefrom would be of a range or other fixture. It may be made of aluminum or any other suitable stifl material, and may be made in any desired width and length suitable for the purpose for which it is to be used.

Although in the embodiment of my invention illustrated the slots to be enclosed are in horizontal relation, it would be understood that it is adaptable to slots in vertical or angular relation, and also to grills located in walls for any purposes.

Various changes may be made in the construction of my improved deflector within the spirit and scope of my invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiment of my invention shown and described is in- Patented...May 8, 1.956..v

3 tended to be illustrative, only, and not restricted to such specific construction I claim:

1. In combination with a vertical wall having therein a horizontal ventilating slot, a deflector for rising vapors issuing from said slot comprising a relatively wide roof portion connected at its ends with depending wing portions abutting said wall above and outside the ends of said slot, elongated guide members secured to the inner walls of said wing portions and extending transversely thcreacross, said members having inwardly offset end ortions projecting through said slot and forming short lateral connecting portions extending longitudinally of said fslot, an oblong opening through each of said short connecting portions, and a spring wire finger fastened at one end to the adjacent guide member and projecting at its other end through the opening in the short connecting portion of said guide member and through said slot, each of said openings being of such length longitudinally of said slot as to permit movement therein of said finger, and each of said fingers being spring urged into engagement with the adjacent end edge of said slot for detachably securing said deflector to said wall.

2. In a combination of the class described, a deflector comprising a relatively wide roof portion connected at its ends with depending wing portions, and spring fingers carried by the inner walls of said wing portions, the portions of said fingers being relatively divergent rearwardly of said deflector and terminating in relatively converging end portions, said fingers being spring urged toward said wing portions, elongated guide members interposed between said spring fingers and the inner walls of said wing portions, said members having inwardly offset end portions projecting rearwardly from said deflector, said offset portions being provided with oblong openings through which said fingers project.

4 3. In combination with a vertical wall having therein a horizontal ventilating slot, a deflector for rising vapors issuing from said slot comprising a relatively wide roof portion connected at its ends with depending wing portions abutting said wall above and outside the ends of said slot, elongated guide members secured to the inner walls of said Wing portions and extending transversely thereacross, said members having inwardly offset end portions projecting through said slot and forming short lateral connecting portions extending longitudinally of said slot, an oblong opening through each of said short connecting portions, a spring wire finger fastened at one end to the adjacent guide member and projecting at its other end through the opening in the short connecting portion of said guide member and through said slot, each of said openings being of such length longitudinally of said slot as to permit movement therein of said finger, each of said fingers being spring urged into engagement with the adjacent edge of said slot for detachably securing said deflector to said wall, the slot engaging portions of said spring fingers being relatively divergent and their front ends relatively convergent, to facilitate the insertion of said fingers into fixed position in the slot in said wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,387,734 Barnsteiner Oct. 30, 1945 2,504,472 Van Alsburg et al Apr. 18, 1950 2,661,732 OKeefe Dec. 8, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 8,216 Great Britain 1916 56,458 Norway June 21, 1935 

